DrInking a new high roast TGY from a place I walked into on impulse...out of a new, thin walled zhini shuiping I bought earlier! With Chiuchow beef tripe and brisket, I couldn't be happier. 12/12/12's been a good day.

I haven't tasted the one from Fushoushan Veteran's Farm before (especially since the gunine article is prohibitively expensive), but I must say that most of the oolongs I have tried from the Fushou-Mountain area seem to be somewhat flat.

Had some Three Stamp I've had for about a month earlier out of my new high fire zhini and it wasn't as good as it was when I first got it and drank it out of porcelain. I think I let too much air get to it. Now it's just sweet and sour with that metallic twang good high fire has (to me anyway). It's missing the characteristic flavor this particular HK Three Stamp has. I need to get more after I dutifully drink the rest of this 100g or so.

The tea is not that bad, but the sourness is very high, I'm using a gaiwan though, maybe a pot can subdue it. By the 3rd infusion the sourness receded a bit but so did the charms of the tea. Very short durability. No qi.

Some aged TGY and Shui xian I've tried had very strong Qi. I am not sure if old Baozhong have Qi and only this one didn't have any at all.

Does anyone know?

Edition: I am feeling some qi by the 4th infusion, warming and nice feeling.This is the second time I am trying this tea, I have to clarify regarding its durability that the first time I used a 100 ml gaiwan and around 4 teaspoons, that time the tea gave out at the 3rd infusion and don't remember to have felt the qi as I am feeling it today. This time I used a 60 ml gaiwan and 4 teaspoons too. With today parameters the tea lasted for about 7 infusions. Perhaps its durability is not that bad. But my experience with Baozhong is limited so I can't compare it with other aged Baozhongs.However, the tea looses its strength drastically by the 3rd infusion according to the vendor the tea has lost some strength because it has been roasted many times..

Drinking my favorite, Thai organic red.... ; yet, it is slightly different because I put 3 teaspoons for 3 cups in a big glazed pot made in Portland, Maine. The taste is closer to a black tea this way.

I prefer the more dynamic flavor developed from the yixing dedicated to this tea; however, I don't use the best preparation a few times of the 40 or so times a month I drink this tea.

Brewed leaves have a strong scent of spice/cinnamon. The tea itself seems a bit undefined. Nothing stands out and the overall flavor profile is pretty narrow. I preferred the 2010 version. This will go on the shelf to see what develops down the road.

DHP brewed by Coca Cola for the Hong Kong market. Sold chilled at 7-11 and Circle K (known as 'OK' in HK). It's actually surprisingly good, and cheaper than Coca Cola. I didn't expect this DHP to taste like TGY, but it does seem very TGY like!

EDIT: I even saw a bottled pu at 7-11 today. While bottled tea can never compare to freshly brewed stuff, it is nice to be able to pop into any 7-11 and get a fix when you need it! Definitely healthier than soda, that's for sure.

Curled up with the the final sequel to The Giver (a favorite novel of my childhood) and finishing up a sample of Tou Tian Xiang oolong that Tea Trekker threw in with my order. It's floral and green and lovely.